Chapter 132

SLOANE

My phone buzzes on the table, lighting up with Hayes’s name flashing across the screen. I glance at it, my stomach twisting, and then let it go silent. Across from me, Chloe arches a brow.

"Aren’t you going to answer that?" she asks casually, but I can see the curiosity simmering in her eyes.

"I’ll call him later, right now I’m busy with my best friend," I reply, trying to keep my tone ligh